First Things First

Hoping that the year 2010 has started well for you all.

Say Hello to 2010

Say Hello to 2010

Best wishes in all your noble endeavors this year!

The Place to Be

Unless you’ve been living under a stone, you must have heard of CreativePro and A List Apart. Unless of course, you are not a web and/or graphics designer; or merely masquerade as one.

All the same, today we take time to highlight these two sources of design info, inspiration,  tips and tricks and invaluable insights for professionals.

Creative Pro

Creative Pro: Where Creatives go to know

Creative Pro: Where Creatives go to know

I must admit that when I was learning the ropes in graphic design way back in early 2006, I found  Creative Pro totally relevant and absolutely necessary in graphic design.

Having discovered the web site from a link within the InDesign Magazine, I have to date subscribed to the Creative Pro weekly design tips.

Creative Pro covers pretty much everything Adobe, QuarkXpress and other leading DTP software and design services. A good starting point is the extensive Creative Pro How-To articles.

I personally owe much of the success I had when self-tutoring in design to Creative Pro. If you you’ve never been there before, I strongly recommend that you do, you’ll without a doubt discover just how much you’ve been missing.

A List Apart

A List Apart: For People Who Make web sites

A List Apart: For People Who Make web sites

A List Apart is essentially a place where you go to get enlightened. The site’s mission is clearly outlined on the homepage:

A List Apart explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices. Explore our articles or find out more about us.

Need we say more?

If you go to the A List Apart web site today, a survey of those who make web sites (designers, developers,  copywriters etc) is currently underway. You can also have a look at the results of the 2008 design survey.

The easy-to-read articles, cool illustrations and clean layout of the A List Apart web site sets it apart as a welcome source of much needed design insight.

Every person who makes web sites needs to keep abreast with what’s cutting at Happy Cog (publishers of A List Apart).

Learn and Share

Complit Design is all about learning and sharing. We’d also love to learn from you too.

What other sites should we highlight for design insight, creative inspiration, tips and tricks?

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